Cormier: I have a mental advantage over Gustafsson
Daniel Cormier recently spoke to MMA Junkie about his first title defense against Alexander Gustafsson and why he believes he has the advantage is his favor.
Daniel Cormier recently spoke to MMA Junkie about his first title defense against Alexander Gustafsson and why he believes he has the advantage is his favor:
Cormier isn’t sympathetic to Gustafsson’s vulnerability despite his own raw emotion following his loss to Jones.
Hearing that, it gives me more confidence in knowing that if Alex didn’t have to fight any more, he’d be OK with it, he said. That’s not how I am. I need to fight.
While Cormier doesn’t necessarily think his mental edge will make Gustafsson any less of a physical threat in the UFC’s octagon, he thinks it’s an intangible that will ultimately become apparent when they fight.
Anybody fighting right now that’s thinking about the other side, you do hold a little bit of an advantage, he said. I’m not saying it’s an advantage to win the fight going out, but going into your training sessions, you don’t have your eyes on what’s next. You’re still focusing in the moment.
He had to get refocused and think about doing this again. He thought about quitting, and at the end of the day, that’s not good when you’re fighting.